An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The salt-api's ssh client is vulnerable to a shell injection by including ProxyCommand in an argument, or via ssh_options provided in an API request.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade salt | Oct 1, 2024 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade salt | Nov 29, 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py37-salt-2019Upgrade py39-saltUpgrade py37-saltUpgrade py36-saltUpgrade py38-salt-2019Upgrade py36-salt-2019Upgrade py38-salt | Mar 4, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/salt. | Apr 1, 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade salt-standalone-formulas-configurationUpgrade salt-cloudUpgrade salt-minionUpgrade salt-proxyUpgrade salt-syndicUpgrade salt-apiUpgrade salt-masterUpgrade python3-saltUpgrade salt-sshUpgrade python2-saltUpgrade salt-bash-completionUpgrade saltUpgrade salt-zsh-completionUpgrade salt-fish-completionUpgrade salt-doc | Feb 27, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade salt-common (Ubuntu Pro) | Aug 9, 2024 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 27, 2021 |
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